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A video showing two women being paraded naked by a mob in the north-eastern state of Manipur, hit by violent ethnic clashes, has sparked outrage in India. The police say they have opened a case of gang rape and arrested a man, adding that others will be held soon. read more...
Gunman kills 2 in New Zealand before Women’s World Cup starts in what officials call an isolated act
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman opened fire on terrified workers on a construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday, killing two people hours before New Zealand hosted the first game of the Women’s World Cup. The man was found dead, and authorities said his motive appeared to be connected to his previous work at the site. read more...
Wishma died on 6 March 2021 at an immigration detention centre in Nagoya, Aichi's capital. She had been detained there for seven months after overstaying her student visa, and requesting refugee status. read more...
Women in Afghanistan have held a rare protest against the Taliban's decision to shut female beauty parlours and salons. Women shouted "work, bread and justice" while they were gathered in the capital city, Kabul. read more...
Striking actors will begin picketing alongside writers in fight over the future of Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Striking screen actors will begin picketing alongside writers in New York and Los Angeles on Friday in what has become the biggest Hollywood labor fight in decades. read more...
The US sets a grim milestone with a new record for the deadliest six months of mass killings
NEW YORK (AP) — Slain at the hands of strangers or gunned down by loved ones. Massacred in small towns, in big cities, inside their own homes or outside in broad daylight. This year’s unrelenting bloodshed across the U.S. has led to the grimmest of milestones: The deadliest six months of mass killings recorded since at least 2006. read more...
Six people including three children have been killed in a kindergarten stabbing in China's south-eastern Guangdong province. Police said they have arrested a 25-year-old man with the surname Wu in Lianjiang. read more...
France sees itself as blind to race. After a teen is killed by police, how does one discuss racism?
NANTERRE, France (AP) — The race of the police officer who fatally shot a French teenager during a traffic stop last week hasn’t been disclosed, and there’s no reason why it would be. Officially, race doesn’t exist in France. read more...
Israel ends West Bank raid, calling it a blow to militants. Palestinians grapple with destruction
JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israel withdrew troops from a West Bank militant stronghold Wednesday, but warned that its most intense military operation in the occupied territory in nearly two decades could be repeated. Twelve Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were killed in the two-day raid. read more...
‘Smallville’ actor released from prison for role in sex-trafficking case tied to cult-like group
(AP) The television actor Allison Mack, who pleaded guilty for her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult-like group NXIVM, has been released from a California prison, according to a government website. read more...